Rehearsal notes for August 29, 2018

Great rehearsal!

Coventry Carol

• Use for Italiante (short, frontal) "l's" rather than languid English ones on Lully. Get to the vowels
• Basses, please clean up the accuracy and intonation of the descending line in ms. 10, et al.
• Change dynamic of ms. 24 through 28 to mf instead of f. Make ms. 29 p (echo). 
• Let vowels create crescendo in ms. 2-6 and 30-31.
• The ff are overstated on the last page. Just let it be strong and full.

Hodie Christus Natus Est

• Tenors make sure each statement of Hodie, hodie is clean, blended, and similar
• All 16th-notes (page 2 natus, page 4-5, alleluja's, page 6, canunt) are light
• The highest volume should be no more than mf
• Page 9 Gloria should be more legato, otherwise, most should be light and detached, especially noe's.
• Make each contrasting section, the next "dance"

Ave Maria

• Make sure all notes longer than a quarter-note go somewhere (energize), usually into the strong syllable of the word.
• Think beautiful, blended tone and moving line at all times
• First time through dynamics should be p, repeat should be pp

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

• Sing with light, jazz (breathier) tone
• Basses watch chromaticisms up and down
• Sing elongate vowels like a more "classical" with treatment of diphthongs
• Observe luft pauses on page 8 after more's 

NEXT WEEK
Gloria - Movement III
Allon, Gay Bergeres
Gaudete
S'vivon
Let There Be Light